Question

question
how was the sacco and vanzetti case illustrative of the challenges to american freedom and liberty in the decade following world war i?
select an answer
○ a. the case revealed that italian immigrants were likely anarchists who wanted to abolish government and private property.
○ b. the case revealed the extent to which the government was acquiescent to international pressures.
○ c. the outcome of the case underlined the extent to which nativism had become a lens through which americans viewed the boundaries of freedom.
○ d. the outcome of the case revealed the extent to which the government would uphold the death penalty for a crime.

Explanation:

The Sacco - Vanzetti case involved two Italian - American anarchists. Their trial and execution were influenced by nativist sentiments in the US after World War I. Nativism led to prejudice against immigrants, and this case showed how it affected views on freedom. Option A generalizes Italian immigrants as anarchists wrongly. Option B is not the main point of the case. Option D focuses on the death - penalty aspect rather than the freedom and nativism issue.

Answer:

C. The outcome of the case underlined the extent to which nativism had become a lens through which Americans viewed the boundaries of freedom.